She Asks for a Divorce Again
Chapter 226 Her Illness

Chapter 226: Chapter 226 Her Illness

Shen Heyu couldn’t refuse Pei Yansi.

Deep down, she still thought that if she behaved obediently enough these few days, if she acted sweet and docile enough to dispel his suspicions, maybe when the seven-day agreement came due, he would truly let her go.

In the end, she agreed.

She saw visible joy in Pei Yansi’s eyes, a beautiful smile curving at the corners of his mouth. Seeing him like this, Shen Heyu subconsciously thought that she probably couldn’t escape what he wanted to do tonight.

After all, every time he thought about that matter, he had the same happy yet restrained expression.

What she hadn’t expected was that the man tonight was unexpectedly well-behaved. He simply held her as they fell asleep and didn’t do anything else to her.

Shen Heyu couldn’t sleep in his arms.

It had been a long time since he had treated her so tenderly, even the way he held her was cautious, as if afraid she would shatter.

He’d never been like this before.

She stayed awake, and Pei Yansi, who held her, naturally noticed. In the silence of the night, he asked in a deep voice, "Not sleepy?"

Shen Heyu closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, ignoring him.

Through the light from the garden’s lamps, Pei Yansi watched Shen Heyu’s face, saw her eyelashes flutter, clearly not asleep.

Yet she pretended to sleep to avoid talking to him.

Realizing this, Pei Yansi felt helpless and a sense of powerlessness grew in his heart.

He didn’t know what to do to change her view of him. Maybe having her at his side was truly torment. She didn’t even want to talk to him anymore.

Deep inside, Pei Yansi sighed heavily, knowing that her current obedience was all for the sake of being able to leave him after seven days.

He thought silently, maybe when the time came, he really should let her go and then, like Shen Jiangli and the others, pursue her fairly.

Shen Heyu kept pretending to sleep, not knowing how much time had passed when Pei Yansi’s voice suddenly filled the room.

He was telling a story.

It was the same storybook he often read to his daughter. Shen Heyu blinked, slightly confused, then opened her eyes, dropping all pretense.

Seeing her awake, Pei Yansi reached out and stroked her hair, speaking indulgently, "I’ll read you a story, to help you sleep."

Shen Heyu’s cheeks grew hot.

His words made her feel like she was being coddled like a child...

But she said nothing, letting Pei Yansi continue. She listened to his deep, unexpectedly pleasant voice, magnetic and seductive.

Under the low murmuring of Pei Yansi’s storytelling, Shen Heyu gradually began to feel sleepy, and eventually, she drifted off in his arms.

Pei Yansi heard the steady, soft breathing of the person in his arms and finally stopped telling the story. He leaned down to kiss her forehead, his movements tender and infatuated.

Shen Heyu woke up the next day and, while freshening up in the bathroom, noticed the red marks on her chest, frowning. These hadn’t been there before she went to sleep, having appeared after last night; it was obvious who had made them.

Frowning, Shen Heyu thought Pei Yansi was getting more shameless by the day, taking advantage while she was asleep...

Just then, Pei Yansi stood by the bathroom door, already neatly dressed. Seeing her from the mirror checking the marks on her body, he acted as if nothing had happened, saying, "I’ll take you to the company."

She frowned, unsure how he could remain so calm.

"I’m not going to the company today," she said.

"Then where are you going?" Pei Yansi asked, disregarding the hostility in her eyes. After he asked, something suddenly occurred to him, and he said, "Are you going to the hospital?"

Going to see Shen Jiangli?

He could hardly bear it and, after speaking those words, he saw a flicker in her eyes, as though he had struck a chord with her inner thoughts.

Shen Heyu realized there was something off with Pei Yansi’s expression. She had just been angry at him for his actions, yet now she seemed to have forgotten all about it.

All she wanted now was not to anger this man.

"He’s my friend. You should try to understand," she said.

Their friendship over the years wasn’t something she could just walk away from. Pei Yansi looked into her eyes and indeed knew he shouldn’t push her too hard, saying, "I’ll take you there."

Rather than let her go alone, he preferred to accompany her.

In doing so, he could grasp everything she said and did with Shen Jiangli, a kind of alternative surveillance and control.

Shen Heyu did not refute. If he wanted to go, she wouldn’t stop him. After all, she knew she couldn’t stop this man if he set his mind to it.

She quickly washed up, had breakfast, and then followed Pei Yansi to the hospital.

When they arrived, Shen Jiangli was still by Han Manyin’s hospital room.

He sat by the bed, talking to Han Manyin, who had woken up, but her eyes still seemed hazy, as if she didn’t know anything.

Shen Heyu pushed the door open.

Shen Jiangli, seeing her come in, said, "You’re here?" Coming to see him so early? His joy had no chance to show before he saw Pei Yansi following behind her.

The smile that had barely made its appearance was suppressed once again.

Shen Heyu entered the room and was about to speak when Han Manyin from the bed asked first, "Who is this?"

At the sound of her voice, Shen Heyu hesitated in her step and looked at Han Manyin strangely.

Seeing that she was completely baffled and looked at her as if she was a stranger, all the previous hatred she had shown was gone.

She remembered what the doctor had said yesterday, that Han Manyin might have amnesia.

She looked at Shen Jiangli with inquiry in her eyes, and seeing Shen Jiangli nod, took it as confirmation of her thoughts.

Han Manyin had truly lost her memory.

The expression on Han Manyin’s face didn’t seem fake, especially the cleanliness and clarity in her eyes, which couldn’t be feigned. Those who have lost their memory are like children; their gazes are always pure.

She asked Shen Jiangli, "Are you feeling any better?"

She could see that he actually wasn’t okay, but worse, with dark circles under his eyes and a cloudy, dim look in them.

His hair was also a mess, as if he hadn’t taken care of it at all.

His aura had become listless, a stark contrast to his previous debonair demeanor. It was as if he was a completely different person.

Shen Jiangli lifted his hand and wiped his face, saying, "I’m fine."

Shen Heyu didn’t think he looked fine at all. She said, "I’ll stay here with you. Listen to me, go see the doctor."

His condition was such that he couldn’t resist lashing out at Han Manyin this time, but what about next time? She was on time this occasion, preventing a tragedy, but what if next time he was alone, avoiding contacting the outside world out of fear of responsibility...

Shen Heyu dared not continue the thought.

He had resources and many ways to deal with problems, easier than an ordinary person might.

Han Manyin, hearing her offer to stay, felt a streak of resentment within.

She took the opportunity to pretend to have amnesia, to tie Shen Jiangli’s heart to hers and keep him by her side. Why did Shen Heyu have to interfere?!